Colombia vs Romania - Cost of Living Comparison

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Colombia Romania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$833
$935
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2038
$2337
🏠 One person rent
$364
$439
🏘️ Family rent
$605
$734
🍽️ Food expenses
$275
$352
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$445
$1100
💸 GDP per capita
$7914
$20072
😃 Human freedom index
6.95
8.03
❤️ Life expectancy
77.7
76.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
46
🌐 English speaking %
4.2%
31%
🎓 Higher education
77
72
😀 Quality of life
45
68
🏙️ Population
52.9M
19.1M

The average cost of living in Colombia ($833) is 11% less expensive than in Romania ($935). Colombia ranked 123rd vs 103rd for Romania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Colombia compared to 1.2 months in Romania. Ranked 115th and 54th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Colombia vs Romania

We calculate prices for Colombia and Romania as a population-weighted mean of 50 and 47 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Colombia Romania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.43
$10.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$47.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.88
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$2.7
 Cappuccino
$2.07
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$434
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$705
$820
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$493
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$96.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89.5
$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$9.45
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.82%
7.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1651
$2605
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1216
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$23
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$6.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.36
$3.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$8.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.46
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.82
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12
$6.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.59
$6.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.66
$7.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.58
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$2.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$25.7
$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.24
$7.68
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.6
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.36
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$58.8
$69.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$82.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$275
$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6710
$9286

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In Colombia

City Cost of living Population
Bogota
$976
8.03M
Medellin
$1030
2.53M
Cali
$759
2.47M
Barranquilla
$843
1.33M
Cartagena
$1105
915K
Cucuta
$620
806K
Soledad
$883
676K
Soacha
$848
783K
Bello
$881
562K
Manizales
$678
454K
Pereira
$730
591K
Bucaramanga
$693
615K
Villavicencio
$546
664K
Valledupar
$654
544K
Buenaventura
$782
424K
Ibague
$506
546K
Santa Marta
$929
516K
Pasto
$608
411K
Neiva
$565
380K
Palmira
$693
359K
Monteria
$663
400K
Barrancabermeja
$1082
300K
Popayan
$572
301K
Envigado
$950
229K
Floridablanca
$686
267K
Armenia
$667
301K
Sincelejo
$547
287K
Tulua
$511
219K
Tumaco
$622
213K
Florencia
$489
192K

In Romania

City Cost of living Population
Bucharest
$1116
1.72M
Cluj-Napoca
$1193
287K
Timisoara
$971
251K
Craiova
$909
234K
Iasi
$964
272K
Brasov
$1056
238K
Constanta
$1103
264K
Galati
$895
218K
Ploiesti
$885
181K
Oradea
$839
183K
Braila
$871
155K
Sibiu
$805
134K
Bacau
$724
136K
Pitesti
$873
141K
Arad
$708
145K
Targu Mures
$749
116K
Piatra Neamt
$711
79.7K
Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$699
79.9K
Suceava
$830
120K
Buzau
$857
103K
Botosani
$815
90K
Baia Mare
$714
109K
Ramnicu Valcea
$835
93.2K
Targu Jiu
$832
73.5K
Bistrita
$703
78.9K
Satu Mare
$754
91.5K
Alba Iulia
$760
64.2K
Targoviste
$802
67K
Tulcea
$854
65.6K
Vaslui
$804
63K